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Politics
Incheon, City of International Peace, grand ambitions
By Habib Toumi INCHEON: Incheon Metropolitan City is set to become an international meeting point for people from across the world, its vice mayor has said. “Featuring the world’s best hub, Incheon International Airport, Incheon Part that serves as a logistics hub for Northeast Asia, , Incheon is South Korea’s…
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Culture
Korea’s Miracle OK Language School answers foreign workers’ prayers
By Habib Toumi Pocheon City, South Korea: In small groups of six and eight, the students sat avidly around a white table, taking in every word uttered by their teacher while pointing to white board filled with numbers and letters. The lesson on the proper use of Korean numbers was…
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Society
Korean Folklore Village: The pull of history keeps traditions alive
By Habib Toumi SEOUL: Around 40 kilometers south of the skyscrapers and high-tech facilities that define the ultramodern Korean capital Seoul, a folk village displays more than 600 years of history, culture and values. For the visiting group participating in the World Journalists Conference, the Korean Folklore Village (KFV), a…
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Politics
Baengnyeong Island: The world’s uniquely beautiful military frontline
By Habib Toumi Baengnyeong, South Korea: On my first trip to Baengnyeong Island, the northernmost South Korean Island and right at the tip of the Northern Limit Line dividing the two Koreas, I stared at the tall majestic cliffs and the narrow stretch of water separating by 12 kilometers the…
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People
AJA issues “2024 Baengnyeong Island Freedom and Peace Declaration”
BAENGNYEONG, SOUTH KOREA: Asia Journalist Association (AJA) has issued the “2024 Baengnyeong Island Freedom and Peace Declaration”. AJA, an association comprised of media figures from over 40 Asian countries who love freedom and peace, called out and adopted the declaration. It was read out on April 29 by AJA President…
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Politics
South Korea’s foreign policy committed to rules-based international order: Chung
By Habib Toumi SEOUL: South Korea’s Global Pivotal State vision begins with a deep commitment to a diplomacy that upholds a rules-based international order, Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won has said. Facing an era of multiple crises, the foreign policy vision of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration to become a…
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Society
Al Bader Award for love of Prophet Mohammed third edition launched
FUJAIRAH: The office of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, has announced the launch of the third edition of Al Bader Award. The initiative is part of Al Bader Initiative dedicated to celebrating the love for Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), and aiming to foster affection for…
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People
WJC 2024 opens amid renewed hope for brighter future for peace, AI journalism
SEOUL: The World Journalists Conference 2024 (WJC 2024) opened amid promises that it would serve “as a pivotal moment to deliberate on how journalism can extend its influence beyond reporting, towards facilitating an era of peace and security.” “The Role of the Media in War Journalism and World Peace,” one…
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Society
GCS Korea holds 37th GCS Korea Leadership Workshop in Daejeon
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association DAEJEON: The GCS International Korea Chapter held its 37th GCS Korea Leadership Workshop at the KT Human Resource Development in Daejeon on April 19 and 20, 2024. The two-day workshop, the first in-person gathering in five years mainly due to the…
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Society
Ashraf Aboul-Yazid: Handshake of the Republics Festival is work for the future
By Editor Olga Ivanycheva YOSHKAR-OLA: On April 20, the VII Interregional Music and Poetry Festival “Handshake of the Republics” will take place in Yoshkar-Ola. This year the festival will be dedicated to the 225th anniversary of the birth of A.S. Pushkin. The program includes two poetry concerts, a round table…
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